Nepal Jul 6, 2021 A Mother Learns to Trust A cleft mom from Nepal on how Smile Train helped heal her whole family.
Philippines Jun 24, 2021 Santi: “Dream Big; Don’t Stop” For adults with clefts, a smile also means fulfilling work with dignity.
Cambodia Mar 22, 2021 A Daughter's Cleft; a Mother's Journey A mother’s account of her child’s journey to cleft care in her own words.
Uganda Feb 22, 2021 Livingstone Clings to Life Cleft surgery was only one piece of Livingstone's journey from malnourished baby to star of his village.
Philippines Dec 30, 2020 A Banner Year for Elizabeth Elizabeth's family tries to find the cleft surgery she desperately needs, in the middle of a lockdown.
Philippines Sep 8, 2020 Bravery And Courage Also Run In Her Family Just when Jeann thought she had found a way to get her daughter with a cleft to a healthy weight, COVID-19 forced the entire island into lockdown.
Cambodia Jun 18, 2020 Sel’s Family Refused To Leave Him Behind Soan worried her son would be discriminated against his entire life.
Egypt Feb 1, 2020 A Father In Disbelief When Habeeba was born, the doctor gasped and told her mother, Ahlam, he’d never seen a baby like her before.
Cambodia Nov 27, 2019 A Lucky Girl When Samnang was born with a cleft, her parents felt overwhelmed. But a midwife reassured them that, thanks to Smile Train, they had nothing to fear.
Nepal Sep 10, 2019 A Smile Educates Everyone told Gyana to abandon her daughter when she was born with a cleft; her husband threatened to kill himself if she didn't. Afraid for both their lives, she took the child and fled.
Nepal Dec 11, 2018 A Jenious Smile After a rough beginning, Jenious' life is now filled with puppies, music, and kung-fu.
Egypt Sep 11, 2018 A Deafening Silence For Initissar “We would sell everything we owned to get Rawda’s lip treated as soon as possible — nothing is going to stop us.”